destroy

1. v. t. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish. Source: opted

2. v. t. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. Source: opted

3. v. t. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. Source: opted

4. v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of Source: wordnet

5. v. destroy completely; damage irreparably Source: wordnet

6. v. defeat soundly and humiliatingly Source: wordnet

7. v. put (an animal) to death Source: wordnet

8. 1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish. But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves. Ex. xxxiv. 13. 2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation. Jer. xii. 17. 3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some false guile pervert. Milton. Syn. -- To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin; throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate; deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See Demolish. Source: webster

9. v:100 v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of v. destroy completely; damage irreparably v. put (an animal) to death Source: ecdict

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